WORDS & MUSIC

Andy Razar

Thomas "Fats" Wailer

and Harry Brooks

ARRANGEMENT

Earl Moon

and

EdWaesche

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AIN'T MISBEHA VIN'

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An - y time Ifind I'm feel-in' lonely, _ and I'm won-d'ring just what I should

do, __ Since J know your love is for me on -ly, I'll write this spe-cial let-ter,dear, to

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you. _and on - ly you.

No one to talk with, all by my-self, _

vYou know there's no

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Ain't Misbehavin'

I'm hap-py 00- the shelf, ain't rnis - be - hav - in',no one to walk with, but

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I'm sav-in' my_ lovefor you, __ won-der-ful you.i.. I knowfor cer-tain

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the one love.L; I'm throughwith flirt- in', it's just you I'm think - in' of.

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Ain't mis=be-hav-in', I'm say-in' my- love for you._============-_

~won-der-ful you. _Ain't.,..

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I'm home a - bout eight, just me and my ra di - o. Ain'trnis- be- hay-in',

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I'm say-in' my_ love for you, yes, I said won-der - ful you._ I'm

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Ain't rnis - be - hay - in', I'm era - zy for you.Le,

all of my love.L, for you. _

Ain't mis - be - hay - in', I'm era - zy for you._

Performance NotesThis song was introduced in the 1929 Nightclub Revue: Connie's Hot Chocolates by Louis Armstrong, and has been recordedinnumerable limes by many artists, including Armstrong and the composer "Fats" Wailer. It later became the title tune of theBroadway musical celebrating the music of "Fats" Wailer, whose extensive list of published songs includes Blue Turning Gray OverYou. Honeysuckle Rose: I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling, The Joint Is Jumpin', Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now and What Did I Do To BeSo Black And Blue. Andy Razaf was his principal lyricist, and Harry Brooks was a sometime collaborator.

This arrangement is mostly the work of the late Earl Moon, whose prolific output is widely known throughout the Society and isfrequently represented in our published catalog. Our 1999 Society president, renowned arranger Ed Waesche, added his magictouches to make it even more interesting and singable.

The entire chorus should have a strong swing feeling, emphasizing beats 2 and 4 of each measure. "Wonderful you" (measure 23)should be sung with feeling, such that it starts a series of strong pulsations ending with measure 28. Measures 29 and 30 are sungwith tenderness, and "believe me" (measures 3I-32) contrasts that tenderness with forceful emphasis.

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